"Bought an Apartment but Won't Visit In-Laws?" Father-in-Law Attempts to Murder Daughter-in-Law

70s Who Urged Son to Divorce
Furious When He Left Home Refusing

A 70-year-old father-in-law who attempted to kill his daughter-in-law for not visiting his family despite providing economic support such as buying apartments was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

The 11th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Go Sang-young) announced on the 4th that A (75), who was indicted on charges of attempted murder, was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension and was placed under probation.

A was brought to trial on charges of attempting to kill his daughter-in-law in her 40s living in Buk-gu, Gwangju, on August 3rd. It was found that A purchased a weapon at a supermarket in Gwangju and hid it in his coat pocket before going to his daughter-in-law’s house. At that time, A rang the doorbell of his daughter-in-law’s house for about 8 minutes and kicked the front door. However, when he could not enter the house, he was investigated to have wandered around the area for about an hour.

A had provided economic support to his son and daughter-in-law by buying two apartments and other assets, but he was dissatisfied that his daughter-in-law had neither visited his family nor contacted them for 18 years.

Accordingly, A urged his son to get a divorce, but when his son refused and left home, A became enraged and committed this act, according to the investigation.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The nature of A’s crime is not good, and the victim is believed to have suffered considerable mental distress," but also considered that "A has shown remorse and a letter expressing no desire for punishment was submitted."

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